This article throws light upon the top three theories of formal organisation. The theories are: 1. Classical Theory 2. Human and Participative Theories 3. Contingency Theory. 1. Classical Theory: It focuses on structure, design and features like specialisation, scalar chain, departmentation, span of control, centralisation/decentralisation etc. The structure is created and people are appointed to run the various departments. Human [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Meaning of Informal Organisation 2. Features of Informal Organisation 3. Merits 4. Limitations. Meaning of Informal Organisation: As formal organisation grows in size, parallel existence of informal relationships along with formal relationships becomes unavoidable. Informal organisations have always existed with formal organisations. They arise because of inevitable social and personal needs [...]
This article throws light upon the four main stages involved in the development of groups. The stages are: 1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing. Stage # 1. Forming: The members join to form a group. They get to know each other and find behaviours which are acceptable or unacceptable to other members of the group. Forming provides structure [...]